HP Laptop help (Is Intel motherboard worth $200 more than AMD?)

[jyeh74]

Hi everyone,

I am looking for a HP 14 inch laptop (model DV4 series). I found one at Best Buy but is AMD motherboard. I priced the same options at HPDirect.com for an Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T6600 (2.2GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) and it came to almost $150 more. Is this worth it to pay more for an Intel motherboard, assuming everything else identical?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Pavilion+Laptop+with+AMD+Turion%26%23153%3B+II+Dual-C...&skuId=9554671


I have been waiting on fatwallet.com or slickdeals.net to see if they have any coupons from HPDirect but never found any. Can anyone help?

Thanks!

[Poppa_Meth]

I bought an HP DV4 earlier this year.
14" screen
Core2Duo T6400
12 cell battery
Vista 64 Home Premium

I paid $399 after rebate from Staples.

[jyeh74]

How fast CPU, chache, fsb, hard drive?

How often do staples have coupons?

Is AMD considerably worse than Intel?

[jyeh74]

There is a HP DV4 model laptop at staples. Anyone know if they ever have coupon codes for 20% like Dell does?

[HotDamn!]

Deciding between Intel and AMD is kinda hard. Everyone has their favorite.

I prefer AMD because they work just as well and are very affordable compared to Intel.

So if it was me, I would go with the AMD setup. If something happens down the road then it will be a cheaper fix. (depending on what broke...)

I had a HP Pavilion dv6000 with an AMD setup and it worked great!

[handyguy]

You also have to consider customer support. Some are better than others these days.

[Poppa_Meth]

Full specs on mine:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01703927&tmp_task=prodinfoCategor...roduct=3925092

I haven't seen a sale quite like that one for a while now. Asus is really the way to go if you want a good laptop. The HP has been okay for me with only minor issues, but I don't use it for a great deal either.

I've used AMD and Intel extensively in the past. I've always had better luck with Intel. I still think you get better performance out of Intel at the current time as well.

[HotDamn!]

Full specs on mine:

I've used AMD and Intel extensively in the past. I've always had better luck with Intel. I still think you get better performance out of Intel at the current time as well.

I've used both as well and would agree that Intel may be a little better. I just think that Intel doesnt have much of an upper hand on AMD so I wouldnt pay the extra money for it. Also AMD is a favorite of mine because it has great performance (may not be as great as Intel) and is very affordable.

I know it could be argued back and forth but I accept that you like Intel more and at least he knows about both now

[ocgw]

Full specs on mine:

I've used AMD and Intel extensively in the past. I've always had better luck with Intel. I still think you get better performance out of Intel at the current time as well.

I've used both as well and would agree that Intel may be a little better. I just think that Intel doesnt have much of an upper hand on AMD so I wouldnt pay the extra money for it. Also AMD is a favorite of mine because it has great performance (may not be as great as Intel) and is very affordable.

I know it could be argued back and forth but I accept that you like Intel more and at least he knows about both now

The more widely sweeping the generalization the more inaccurate it usually is

Botton line:

If you want the very highest performing processors money can buy get a intel cpu, however high-end Intel cpus are very expensive

If you want the most "bang for your $" in the mid to lower level performance range more often your best choice is a AMD cpu

It never ceases to amaze my when peeps say they are buying an Intel cpu, or Intel cpu based PC "because Intel is better", when they are shopping for budget gear

Case in point, Intel has absolutely no answer to the AMD $99USD quad core cpu, which is basically my Deneb Phenom II 940 X4 BE w/o L3 cache, which I recently discovered does not help w/ encoding (which was the only reason I bought my quad to begin w/

Intel cpu architecture shines more so in certain areas, and AMD's shine in other areas, the best thing to do is look @ benchmarks pertaining to what you do the most, Tom's Hardware is good for this

Here is the link to Tom's Hardware Mobile cpu benchmark chart 2009

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/mobile-cpu-charts/benchmarks,19.html

ocgw

peace

[Poppa_Meth]

I agree with that. Pretty much every budget system I've ever built has been AMD. My own rigs used for encoding and photo manipulation get Intel. I was looking for a budget laptop and found that one with the Intel CPU as a big bonus.